Hamaguchi confirmed that, while "development was moving forward with external cooperation," Square Enix "has decided to shift to an internal setup, including mass production and quality, because we want to control everything, including quality, on a stable schedule."

The news comes after Square Enix revealed it's "urgently" recruiting additional talent to join the development team. In Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase's recruitment message, he said the team is striving "to surpass the original work in terms of quality by increasing the number of staff to strengthen the core company development."